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SOME OF THE MOST COMMON CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:1. If the shot charge is not seated firmly against the powder charge stopimmediately! Do not attempt to fire the shotgun. You must pull the chargeand clean the barrel.2. If the shotgun is loaded in a proper manner yet fails to fire after repeatedrepriming and clearing of the ignition ports (as explained in the “Ignition”section).3. If you are at a location that is unsuitable for discharging the firearmbefore transporting it.Never attempt to remove a charge from any muzzleloading firearm untilyou are absolutely certain that the firearm is decapped (percussion cap removedfrom the nipple) and that the hammer is in half-cock position. Donot attempt to pull a charge from any gun until the powder charge hasbeen rendered inert (barrel removed and its breech section submerged inwater for at least one-half hour) as explained in the previous text dealingwith pulling a charge from a rifle or pistol. AN ACCIDENTAL DIS-CHARGE CAN CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE SHOOTEROR BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.Pull the charge as follows; disassemble it as instructed in previous text andsoak the breech section of the unprimed barrel in water for at least one-halfhour. Screw the wad puller onto the wad seating end of your ramrod. Insert theramrod into the muzzle (wad puller end down) and rotate the ramrod clockwisewhile bearing down at the same time.The wad puller will imbed itself in the over shot wad in the same manneras a corkscrew grips a cork in a bottle. Once the wad puller grips the wad securely,pull up on the ramrod and remove the wad from the barrel. Dump theshot charge and extract the over powder wad in the same manner as you didthe over shot wad. Dump the powder charge and your shotgun is unloaded.After the charge has been removed from the bore, clean the firearm as explainedin the "Cleaning" Section and reassemble the firearm.58